Greta Hoxha has replaced Enki and has continued the open shirt tradition (Picture: CEN)

Speaking about his original decision to hire her, Ismet said: ‘The idea came after I realised that all the TV stations in Albania had more or less the same face and the same political message from either the left or the right, and I wanted to offer something independent and with a fresh face.’

He added: ‘I told her [Enki] she should concentrate on the journalism and her studies, and told her to not go ahead and do this photoshoot.’

While an insider at the channel said: ‘She should not be showing off everything she has, the beauty of the idea was to keep some mystery.

‘We are really pleased that the project was such a success but if she goes doing photoshoots like this then it will damage what we are trying to do.’

At the time of her joining the station, Enki reportedly said: ‘I am not expecting to get famous overnight, and it’s not easy to get into the television business.

‘I’m a journalist that’s just at the beginning of her career, and at the start you have to take some risks.’

Enki is currently studying public relations at a local university.

On her suspension, Ismet said: ‘We are still negotiating how we might get round the problem.’